Han Xiang

Chapter 483 Inexplicably inferior Lu Ziming

Lu Su calculated from the size of Lu Meng's fleet, and guessed that [-] Jiangdong soldiers rushed to Huainan.

It's a joke for these soldiers to fight Shouchun, but Tai Shici appeared in the Lujiang waters in the fleet, so he decisively took the trilogy out of Liyang, and then went straight to Hefei along the north of Chaohu Lake.

There was an order from the general Song Qian before, and the cooperation from Lu Meng's fleet later, Tai Shici couldn't refuse.

Lv Meng has taken over as the governor. If Tai Shici does not follow orders, he will not be able to gain a foothold in Jiangdong in the future.

Song Qian and Tai Shici went out of the city together and stopped at Chaohu Lake to wait for Lu Meng.

When Tai Shici was parting, he had repeatedly told Song Qian about food and grass, saying that he was light-packed and conscientious to contain Lu'an, and the supplies he carried were only enough for five or six days.

It is hoped that Lu Meng will send the rations needed by Tai Shici as soon as possible on the way to Shouchun.

From Lu'an north to Shaopi, according to Tai Shici's picture, Jiangdong's ships sailed northward from Feishui and eventually anchored in Shaopi, including their own rations.

Tai Shici thought that if he couldn't stop Zhang Liao, he could lead his troops to withdraw from Lu'an to Shaopi, and then use the strength of the Jiangdong navy to continue to contain him.

It turned out that the people of Lu'an died and ran away, and now there is only a deserted and empty city left.

Zhang Liao stationed troops here for strategic needs, which is similar to Tai Shici's stationing in Liyang, but Lu'an is full of soldiers and no civilians, so daily food, grass and military supplies have to be transported in Shouchun.

Tai Shici thought that as long as Shouchun was besieged, Lu'an would soon feel the danger of running out of food. He only needed to try his best to hold Zhang Liao back, and when the other party was completely out of food, he could settle the old and new grudges together.

Tai Shici thought very well, but the reality was cruel to him.

Song Qian met Lu Meng by the Ruxu River, and directly reported the situation of Taishici's military rations, Liyang city defense deployment and other information.

Seeing Lu Meng's frown, Song Qian hastily added: "The last general Mingli secretly suggested twice to ask Tai Shici to bring all the garrison troops in the city, but he used the excuse that Quanjiao and Fuling are entrenched with the bandit Chen Lan, so he must leave some of them behind." Thousands of soldiers and horses defend the city, the last general"

"It's okay."

Lu Meng stretched out his hand to interrupt Song Qian, and comforted himself: "There are only a thousand people in the area, and even a strong attack is easy, not to mention that I can use tricks to break through the city. As for the thief Chen Lan, if he dares to come and stroke the tiger's beard, I dare to destroy him." .”

"Yes, yes, yes." Song Qian echoed and stepped aside.

Lu Meng immediately glanced at the generals on the deck, and finally his gaze fell firmly on Pan Zhang.

"Wen Gui, I will send you two thousand soldiers, will you be able to successfully take down Li Yang?"

"The final general will not disgrace his life."

Hearing Pan Zhang's sonorous response, Lu Meng nodded in relief.

He glanced at Song Qian again, and then added: "Taishici left Taishi to defend the city. I heard that if this article is not successful, you can pretend to be a grain transportation team and ask General Song to open the city gate together. It's easy."

"Wei." Pan Zhang and Song Qian said in unison.

After the troops were assembled, Lu Meng also disembarked and came to the front of the army. He called Pan Zhang aside and said, "Liyang is a city in Jiangdong, and the people are people in Jiangdong. After you break the city, please calm down. We only need to kill Liwei less, and organize literate soldiers and civilians to write family letters as soon as possible. I want to borrow family letters to make Taishi Cizhong betray his relatives, so he can't help but arrest him without letting go."

"The end will be saved."

Pan Zhang nodded and asked, "I don't know where the commander-in-chief will station his troops? It will be convenient for the general to break the city and win the battle."

"Chaohu."

"only."

Lu Meng had multiple considerations in choosing Chaohu Lake. One was that he wanted to wait for Pan Zhang to capture Liyang and control the prisoners, so that going north to persuade Taishi to surrender would be a matter of course;
Second, he had a psychological shadow as a prisoner of Longxiang. At this time, he passed through Hefei without saying hello, which is unreasonable both emotionally and rationally;

Third, Long Xiang has a precedent of helping Tai Shici, and he is worried that Long Xiang will come to "meddling his own business" again, and the garrison in Chaohu has the purpose of monitoring Hefei.

Pan Zhang unloaded dozens of carts from the boat, filled them with dead branches and rotten leaves with local materials, and covered the carts with green curtains. This is the "wine and meat" prepared for Liyang.

Looking at the convoy behind the team, Lu Meng thought to himself that with the wisdom and insight of Tai Shixiang, he must not see his clever plan, and then he boarded the boat and headed towards Chaohu Lake with confidence.

Walking to the junction of Ruxushui and Chaohu Lake, Lu Meng saw that there are mountains on both sides of the water mouth, which is an excellent place to build a dock and fort. Fortifications.

Lu Meng kept this matter in his heart, and continued to move forward without saying a word. The fleet passed through the dangerous and narrow water mouth, and the Chaohu Lake suddenly opened up behind it.

Two years ago, Cao Cao led his army westward to Huainan, and Lu Meng also hid in Chaohu Lake with Sun Quan and Zhou Yu, but the fleet stopped at the south bank of Chaohu Lake, and now it is going to the north bank.

Not long after the fleet entered Chaohu Lake, Lu Meng's relaxed expression suddenly became solemn. He could faintly see a watchtower-like building on the north shore.

Lu Meng knew exactly what it was. When Sun Quan talked about Longxiang, he mentioned that Longxiang built a docking area and tall towers in Chaohu Lake for the purpose of guiding and mooring merchant ships and fishing boats in the lake.

It was originally an act to benefit the people, but the scene in front of him seemed unusual, and even the young general Ling Tong could see the problem.

"Great Governor, there are watchtowers a few miles along the coast, which should have been built by Hefei Longxiang? This guy actually built the sentry so far!"

"That's right. There were only a few buildings in Chaohu Lake, but according to the current situation, dozens of buildings should have been built. However, Long Xiang was not used for military purposes, but for guiding fishing boats and merchant ships."

"Guiding the way? If he uses it in the military, won't our every move be seen by him?"

"Ha ha."

Lu Meng smiled bitterly: "The last time we lost to Cao Jun in Huainan, we lost only Liyang City. You still care about Long Xiang's cultivation? He is now the real Lujiang prefect."

"There are so many watchtowers on the shore." Ling Tong frowned and remonstrated, "Let's just stop in the middle of the lake. It doesn't feel good to be stared at."

Lu Meng shook his head and said in denial: "It's okay, Tai Shici asked Long Xiang to cross the border, and we have to inform him when we pass Shishui. Anyway, we didn't stay in Huainan for a long time, and instead of being secretive, we fell behind. Wait until the fleet arrives. Make a reservation, and I will send someone to Hefei."

Ling Tong was surprised when he heard this: "I heard that the Jiangdong warships were unimpeded in the previous two battles of Shouchun. Why did you need to inform Long Xiang this time? The governor thinks highly of him, doesn't he?"

"It was unimpeded in the past. That's why the lord sent people to negotiate in advance. You will know when you pass by the old Hefei. The Shishui River is very close to the city. If you don't communicate with the other party in advance, do you think Long Xiang will misunderstand it?"

Lu Meng sighed after he finished speaking, and when he mentioned Hefei, he remembered the days when he was a prisoner.

Because of this humiliating experience, Lu Meng felt inexplicably inferior to Long Xiang.

Ling Tong nodded half-understood. He only received the part of his late father last year, and he had never been to Hefei City, so he was very unfamiliar with everything in Huainan.

I don't have much idea about Long Xiang, only hearing people say that this person doesn't think about making progress, so I have the idea of ​​contempt in my heart.

(End of this chapter)